"Inside Classical Guitar"

New Weekly Radio Show

from the

St. Louis Classical Guitar Society

Premiers Monday, May 6th 7:00 pm!

The St. Louis Classical Guitar Society is pleased to announce its new classical guitar show, hosted by the Radio Arts Foundation St. Louis (at http://rafstl.org/)on analog radio at FM107.3 and in hybrid digital at KIHT HD2 (96.3). Content is also streamedlive at www.rafstl.org.Archives of the show will be available on the St. Louis Classical Guitar Society website for later listening access at www.GuitarStLouis.net

The show is entitled "Inside Classical Guitar," produced and funded through the St. Louis Classical Guitar Society. The show Host is William Ash, St. Louis Classical Guitar Society President, and Co-Hosted withlongtime St. Louis Radio Personality John Clayton.

The general focus of Inside Classical Guitar will be to feature both interviews and quality recordings of outstanding classical guitarists--both emerging talent and artists of significance--with discussions of interest to guitar followers. Many of the playersto be featured will be ones that the St. LouisClassical Guitar Society has sponsored or willbe sponsoring in liveperformance in St. Louis.


The first installment airs Monday, May 6, 7:00 – 8:00 pm CST. Our first show will feature our wide-ranging interview with American guitarist Christopher Parkening, where our discussion includes his reasons for his recent retirement from active touring. And of course we will play some of his most beautiful and legendary recordings.

Upcoming shows will feature guitarists with special connection to St. Louis, all of whom will be performing at our 50th Anniversary Gala Celebration on Sunday, June 9, at the Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Among our Special Guests will be none other than Christopher Parkening himself! Mr. Parkening will also conduct a Commemorative Master Class earlier that same day.

Subsequent editions of Inside Classical Guitar throughout the month of May and June 3 will feature interviews and music from the following guests:

May 13 Rodney Stucky and Douglas Back - recordings of Douglas Back

May 20 Alan Rosenkoetter and Douglas Niedt -recordings of Douglas Niedt

May 27 Kirk Hanser and John McClellan-recordings of both and in duo

Jun 3 Ronald Radford - flamencorecordings of Ronald Radford

All on Mondays at 7:00 pm CST

Full information about both all Gala activities and archives of the radio show is available on our website at www.GuitarStLouis.net